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There were three men came out of the West They took a tank and ran him down But when the Spring came kindly on @LukeYoquinto @neilhimself winwood had that low spark of high heeled boys, which really put him over the top.  @simonjgoring @LukeYoquinto @neilhimself (If one's of a certain age one might remember when Pollard was one of the most promising young actors of his generation - he had this weird intensity that apparently made a really powerful impression on Capaldi.) @neilhimself this has to be one of the best takes of #JohnMastodon I’ve seen. Also, we can all sing it together, over a good cup brewed from John’s bones. @MarchViolet @neilhimself it’s traditional yes. He dies to bring us cheer and that’s the respectful way to honour his sacrifice so that he can rise again.  @dalias @duckswithpants @neilhimself They were on that good good shit and that’s how they couldn’t tell they hadn’t actually killed John Mastodon. @neilhimself and thus Mastadon Mythology was born. Looking forward to the comic book series and eventual Netflix series. @neilhimself I see you haven't tweeted this on the other place. I'll RT if you do. If you don't, we'll all understand why. Whoever he appoints to be his stooge will have as much of a humor bypass as he himself does. @TomDelargy I tweeted the first verse three hours ago there. https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1604856355411570688 @neilhimself I didn't notice. While I've no intention of deactivating my other account I rarely even visit it anymore and scared of tweeting anything due to his sensitivity and humor bypass. I hope as time goes by you prioritize this site more than the other one to accelerate the #TwitterMigration from all your three million followers. The more you build this account the quicker they will come. @TomDelargy @neilhimself pretty sure the bankruptcy court will close your account for you. @neilhimself @TomDelargy you might be pleased that I liked boosted and shared on my FB page, but it was not until someone commented on it that I realized it was YOU. Empirical evidence of the genuine brilliance of the content as opposed to trite fandom ass kissing ! @TomDelargy Sounds like #JohnMastodon might just be one of them High Heeled Boys (but with no Low Spark) @jimmyraytuneno @TomDelargy 🎶 The percentage you’re paying came out of the West @avram @TomDelargy well I believe that thanks to both @donmelton and #johnmastodon, The Traffic has increased! @jimmyraytuneno @avram @TomDelargy I somehow missed this message earlier. 🤔 Sorry about that! Unless, of course, it's a good thing. 😀 @donmelton @avram @TomDelargy I mean it as goodl, you have done much for the newbies like me. @jimmyraytuneno @TomDelargy it wasn’t the Elon that laid him to rest, was the low toot of high tech toys. @simonjgoring @jimmyraytuneno @TomDelargy OMG 😂 As an aside, wouldn't it be great if this silly trend sparked (ha!) a remerging interest in the music of Traffic, who don't seem to have maintained the same kind of fanbase as many bands from that era? I recognise that song! Well done. 😀 I shall have to go listen to John Barleycorn now... @mfwiniberg @neilhimself @neilhimself thank you! my partner really loves John Barleycorn (he listened to it as a kid and didn't learn about the allegory until he was a little older). @neilhimself And now I’m thinking of The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead https://youtu.be/pYupSHWEJxA #xtc @neilhimself I can't put into words how happy I am to have you in this space to fill our timelines with little gems like this. Also, can't wait for your next book! 😊 🎶.....Did surprise them aaall! 🎵 Yep. It fits. How do you even come up with this? 🤣 I confess to convenient cognitive priming. I had watched this only moments before seeing the post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtEALzoHcWc Also, nice to meet a fellow aviation addict. Paragliders here, what's your air-of-choice? That's fun. My Dad spent his career as an engineer at KSC. I was at the VIP site for 1st launch of STS... First launch? You mean STS-1? I saw that live on TV when I was in junior high, in Mexico City. I was always an aero kid, but thereafter I only had one interest: finding out how the Shuttle worked. In Summer of 2002 I finally had *fully* answered that question. It only took 2 Masters Degrees. Met interesting people along the way. Hans Mark (RIP) was my undergrad Orbital Mechanics teacher at UT Austin (Go Horns!) Bet that left an impression. Anyhow I'm trying to find more aero people from birdsite migrating to Fediverse, but this newfangled Mastodon thing still confuses people and even on Twitter the bulk of fans are still in highschool (!) I suggest a good professor from UT San Antonio, who Tweets a lot of educational aero science (when he's not critiquing Man Child); he's got a couple of bot accounts here: @JohannesWilhelm @neilhimself @drchriscombs Thank you very much for that. I'll check him out. Yesterday, I read a suggestion to search #introduction and #newhere hash tags, and to use them liberally in your bio and a pinned introduction post on your own timeline. I'm also searching and following (you know you can follow a hashtag?) hashtags of interest. In truth, it's working better than any other site for finding the right people. @neilhimself If I was John Mastodon, I would be pretty perturbed that someone ran me over with a tank. I would not be inviting those three Western Men over for tea. Not at all. Wasn't there just *one* man from the West...not so much of a king as he thought... and definitely not as great (but probably high)... who has sworn that solemn oath @neilhimself I will now be singing this to myself for the rest of the day. It’s a good thing I’m working from home this week. @neilhimself Seeing this poem in your next anthology book of short stories would be the most wonderful thing ever. @neilhimself This may be the best John Mastodon meme yet. It’s a pity Neil Gaiman isn’t on social media, or I’d show him.  @neilhimself You've beaten me to it. I was going to do a John Barleycorn parody. And since you've done it better than I would have done, I'll go and do something else now! 😃 @neilhimself Everybody dies. Everybody... except John Mastodon. The spirit of the last Mastodon is with him. People see him as the creator of Mastodon but the truth is that he was created by a Mastodon.
spiritus fortis custodit eum et numquam mori Reading that, this inspiration particle just floated into my mind: Yeah, John Mastodon, Yeah, John Mastodon, (I'm sure the tune will stay in my head until I've come up with the whole song.) @neilhimself Thanks for your poem. I really enjoyed reading it, a wonderful moment during an exceptionally icy evening at the end of a bleak year - I'd be happy JM surprises us all. @neilhimself With toots like this I expect your Mastodon account will get a lot of Traffic.  @neilhimself was kicking around the idea of a version of John Brown's Body but Mastodon has too many syllables and this is much better  @neilhimself For reference purposes only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdI057Rs3wY&t=2s #Traffic #SteveWinwood @neilhimself I think there is a tune that works with this. I am humming it right now. Maybe we should reach out to Steve Windwood and see if he can put a little something together. @neilhimself But could they malt him, grind him, and make him into nut brown ale? Or whiskey in the glass (counting on which version you're running with)? The resulting tooting might be very interesting... @neilhimself #FromTheMindOfNeilGaiman, really, is there anything else that needs to be said? @neilhimself love John "Barleycorn" Mastodon Would you mind boosting my #disabled #catdad #evicted #gofundme in the spirit of St @neilhimself He got knocked down, but he got up again. They’re never gonna keep him down, so to speak.   @neilhimself I can just hear Stevie Winwood and Traffic singing this to the tune of “John Barleycorn Must Die” 😉  Nice one! A fine addition to the lore of #JohnMastodon by #NeilGaiman (to help steer people here!) @neilhimself I have the feeling this is a fantasy setting, but I'm picturing a cowboy showdown lol @neilhimself And lo, it happened that Neil Gaiman himself wrote an ode to the mighty #JohnMastodon, and there was much rejoicing in the lands. @nevar23 @neilhimself @CesFelber Oh wow, I didn't even notice the John Barleycorn connection. Thanks for that heads up! @nevar23 Welcome-it's a song that matters to me, fell off my chair laughing when I read it. Neil is amazing how he knows this stuff.  @neilhimself Thank you for reminding me of this. Classic. Now I get to go play in traffic. @neilhimself John Mastodon, you master of all whom decide to master each disaster that they pass - or, better still, possess. Deliver us from Elon, lest that Tesla Beast distress us each with brass and whimpering fire, or snot nosed cheek. @neilhimself this reminds me of the Sea Shanty craze from a while ago… can we have a John Mastodon shanty?  @neilhimself My main question is: what were the kings snorting and where can I get it?  @neilhimself 👀 @neilhimself Nothing like a little resurrection ballad for the holiday, thanks! Now if someone could sing that to us… Shouldn't have took more than you gave, John Mastodon.  @neilhimself This may be my fav John Mastodon take next to the one by @YaleDivinitySchool “Any study of #JohnMastodon must include parallel study of Mark, Matthew, and Luke Mastodon” 🤣👍 and of course the #verified fact that John owns a tiny flock of #ChickensInSweaterVests  @neilhimself I want a Death spin off series on Netflix. Kirby Howell-Baptiste is amazing. Please and thank you! @essjaykeys @neilhimself , and I believe Burns based his version on a folk song that probably goes waaaay back. As folk songs tend to do. I mentioned the Burns version as it seemed closest in structure to the version by @neilhimself |
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@neilhimself Awesome! 😂